Carrington scored 26 points on 8 of 12 shooting, making all five of his 3-pointers. Delgado owned the paint with 16 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and no turnovers in 21 minutes.

The 23rd-ranked Pirates (10-2) needed this kind of game to flush the Rutgers loss with the Big East slate approaching. They wrap up non-conference play Saturday afternoon against Manhattan.

Five takeaways

1. The subs got a much-needed workout. All four primary reserves logged 10-plus minutes. This is important because they did not look up to the task at Rutgers, and some of the Hall’s starters were gassed down the stretch as a result. Kevin Willard has to force-feed these guys some minutes because they’ll be needed during the Big East grind.

2. Jordan Walker rode the pine. After his antics of the past two days---telling Willard he wanted out because didn’t play at Rutgers, only to re-enter the fold after cooler heads prevailed---the freshman point guard sat while the walk-ons and everyone else saw time. Rightly so. It’s a load road out of the doghouse he fashioned for himself.

3. Ish Sanogo is diversifying. Known for his defense and rebounding, the senior forward hit a long jumper and finished an alley-oop dunk. This coming off a 10-point explosion against Rutgers. If this trend continue s it’ll do wonders to take the heat off of Delgado in Big East play.

4. What’s with all the talking? Lead official Michael Stephens isn’t a wallflower, but he took umbrage with the amount of trash talking between the teams and T’d up Carrington for it. Why is this happening against Wagner, especially after all the talking that went on at Rutgers? Seems wildly unnecessary.

5. Great to see Donald Copeland. The former Hall standout is an assistant coach for Wagner (7-3). Nobody got more out of their ability than “Cope,” who carried the Pirates to the 2006 NCAA Tournament and always seemed like a head-coach-in-the-making.

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